Lymm

Lymm
Moto
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Road:	M6 at J20 M56 at J9 (also accessible to traffic on the A50, B5158 and the B5356)
Address:	Lymm Services Cliffe Lane Lymm Cheshire WA13 0SP
Telephone number:	01925 757777
Signposted from the road?	As Poplar 2000
Opened:	1994
Grid reference:	SJ665847
Services type:	Single site located at a junction.

It's technically a truckstop, but Lymm is treated like a full service station and it caters for cars too. It's located at the M6/M56 interchange and used to be very popular, but standards are being questioned since Moto took over it. It's the strictest service station regarding parking fines.

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Facilities

General: Local Information, Showers, Wi-Fi, LPW Truck Wash
Restaurants: Pine Tree Restaurant, McDonalds, Costa Coffee, Krispy Kreme
Shops: WH Smith, CB Shop, Barber Shop
Fuel: Total with pumps for Unleaded, Ultimate Unleaded, Diesel, Ultimate Diesel and LPG
Motel: Travelodge^{[book rooms]}

Parking Prices

First two hours free for all vehicles. Overnight parking for lorries is reportedly £11. Further information is not available, please update this if you know.

The prices are strictly enforced by Parking Eye.

Trivia

Lymm was run by Poplar 2000, but it got mixed up with the Granada and Compass merge/diverge mess. To cut a long story short, Moto ended up owning the services and they are slowly dropping the Poplar 2000 branding and replacing its unique facilities with their own, such as WH Smith and Costa.

Moto try to divert all of the lorry drivers at their nearby Knutsford services here, as that only has 27 spaces for lorries whereas Lymm has 600.

The Travelodge motel claims to offer alcohol, which is strictly illegal at motorway services. Presumably Lymm gets away with it on the basis that it's only a truckstop.

The truckstop was built next to an original, much smaller one which has been there since the 1950s.

Survey Results

In 2006 the services won a four star loo award.

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Comments and Reviews

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Author: Message: Charlie I've just recieved the same correspondence, travelling back from a night ferry I stopped for a sleep in the interests of my safety and the children I was carrying. We slept from around 6am for just over two hours and now I get a letter requesting £80 for the privelidge. I can't say whether there are signs as I was tired and was mistaken in the belief that Motorway Services are for the safety and benefit of road users. I'd understand if I'd been there all night!! Robbers!!! Posted: 25 Aug 2010, 15:15 Matt Update on my post below. I wrote to CP Plus Limited based on the argument made below, and sent duplicate copies to Costa Coffee and Moto. Costa phoned me but could do nothing. CP Plus Limited said they could do nothing. The letter to Moto was however successful. They asked CP Plus Limited to cancel the notice, and wrote to me explaining why they have the two hour policy in place. For anyone using the services for business meetings (as I did), they do not want long stay visitors as it goes against their business model - fast turnover of lots of customers. Matt wrote: Fined at Lymn for parking for 2hours 43mins - had a meeting at the Costa Coffee in the services. No one mentioned that whilst I was spending money on overpriced coffee that I could only do so for free for two hours - perhaps it should be printed on the till receipts as I saw no notices mentioning it? Admittedly though as it was raining heavily when I got there I didn't wander round the car park looking for a parking notice. Posted: 17 Aug 2010, 11:49 Kevin Pritchard They need to sort this out ! Its juts another example of rip off britain. 2 hour 20 mins [business meeting at costa where we spent a fortune on lunch] and yes two weeks later a £50.00 fine and now claiming £80.00 they can get stuffed it is a private company, and not enforceable, if they want to go for me in the county court good luck! On revisiting the Lymn I did noticed it was well signed clearly pointing out the 2 hour maximum stay [which is embarrassing], but all I can say is I was busy and did not see the signs on the first visit. The principle is wrong, yes if your staying in excess of 3 hours then ask for a charge, but the day rate is horrendous. JUST AVOID LYMN !!! Posted: 03 Aug 2010, 16:40 Matt Fined at Lymn for parking for 2hours 43mins - had a meeting at the Costa Coffee in the services. No one mentioned that whilst I was spending money on overpriced coffee that I could only do so for free for two hours - perhaps it should be printed on the till receipts as I saw no notices mentioning it? Admittedly though as it was raining heavily when I got there I didn't wander round the car park looking for a parking notice. Posted: 26 Jul 2010, 13:35 j. i am disgusted like the rest of you to have received a letter today stating i have a £90fine i did not see anywhere that i was not aloud to park for over 2hours! the passenger in my car was diabetic and we stopped as she was feeling unwell! we bought food and drinks from the services! we where 2hrs 10mins what these people are doing is disgusting, i will not be paying my fine and will be taking it further avoid lymm services at all costs Posted: 24 Jul 2010, 15:43 Jillian My dad received a parking fine for £90 from MOTO Lymm on checking the photo on the letter the car involved is'nt even his, not even the same make and he has never even been there. They need to get their facts right and check their own photos before issuing fines to people. I find this disturbing as how many others have failed to check the photos and paid the fine!!!!! Posted: 10 Jul 2010, 14:25 B Sharp I had a business meeting on the services and had no warning there was parking costs: No ticket on my car whilst there; No note advising of parking costs?; No opportuntity to pay their extortionate hourly rate! I received a letter a week later demanding £80 or £50 if paid in 14 days! I used the services, had lunch, 2 pots coffee and never thought to check for any parking charges - its a service station and i am a genuine customer why would I even look for any parking notices? I think all the anonymous writers should contact both CP PLus and also MOTO Services to complain as well as Lymm Council and then we should work together to fight this criminal practise. It goes against common decency. I am writing to Lymm Council, Moto Services and CP PLUs I think they should be stopped from this underhand practise. The law promotes safe driving - take a break- don't drive when tired. The motorway services promote travellers to stop, take a break. Surely the decent way to operate these charges (if they must be inflicted) are to advertise to people both inside and outside the service area, and by talking to customers when they are in there? Surely a note could be put on the car to request purchase a parking ticket rather than underhand surveillance, taking car number plates and sending out extortionate fines? THis should be branded as bad practise and MOTO services should stopped!!! B Sharp Posted: 05 Jun 2010, 00:02 Anonymous Pls tell me this is a very bad April Fools joke a £50 fine for parking 2hrs 26 min and 16 secs. No mention whatsoever in the "fine letter" of what the offence is, it says l parked on private property at a service station for this time but nothing else?? MOTO if you value customer service l suggest then l suggest you stop this criminal act, worse than bloody London street clampers. Has anyone ever been chased/taken legal action on this scam? Posted: 12 Apr 2010, 09:24 Anonymous £110 for 2hrs 20mins parking!!! How to lose business in a letter.... Robbing un customer focussed bastards! Posted: 01 Apr 2010, 01:26 Anonymous Anonymous wrote: I have just received a so called parking fine from Moto Lymm Services for staying 2hrs 50mins and they want me to pay £110!!! Which I think is no more than theft, as I spent £30 in their restaurant and another £60 at their pumps. I will not be paying this and should it go to court I will offer them the loss of revenue they claim £2.00. So up theirs and I will no longer use any Moto Sevices!!!!!!!!! I still have not paid this so called fine and have not had anything from them since November! Posted: 27 Feb 2010, 09:59
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